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Which X-ray views are required in juvenile ankle trauma?

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Although ankle sprains are probably the most common injury in adolescent sports people, epiphyseal injuries are missed on the presumption of a ligamentous tear. The risk of damaged ligaments has been over-emphasized while the potentially dangerous epiphyseolysis has been understressed. An oblique X-ray of the ankle joint is indicated prior to “stress” pictures.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Hospital, Israel

    M. Heim

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Hospital, Israel

    A. Blankstein, A. Israeli & H. Horoszowski

  3. Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Israel

    M. Heim, A. Blankstein, A. Israeli & H. Horoszowski

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Heim, M., Blankstein, A., Israeli, A. et al. Which X-ray views are required in juvenile ankle trauma?. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 109, 175–176 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00440583

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